Banter sessions (inc table of all sessions)

Includes table of all banter sessions, past and future - see below.

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Banter sessions are given weekly on Wednesdays at noon via Zoom. They present a friendly, cooperative forum that aims to provide helpful tips and suggestions, with plenty of lively discussion! Nominally lasting for 60 minutes (with over-runs quite common), the format is:

• Introduction and Catchup - about 10 minutes whilst awaiting the latecomers

• Presentation on the topic of the day - 15 - 25 minutes

• Q & A session

Sessions are recorded, and the video, presentation, chat and leads are all made available via this site.

Sessions are nominally targeted at parish and town councils, and community groups, to help them understand and contribute to local actions aiming to reach Net Zero. However, all are very welcome, whether as individuals or as representatives of groups - and hopefully as presenters at future sessions (please see table below for availability of future sessions).

The table below lists banter sessions past and future, in chronological order. Clicking on the Title of any completed session will take you to full details of that session, including links to the video, and to any presentation that goes with it.

Please note that .pdf files are often used for presentations, to save space. Should you wish for the original presentation in full, please email hello@greatcollaboration

You can register for future banter sessions here

Table of Banter sessions

Banter # and Title	Date	Presenter	Organisation
Biodiversity	10Jan24	Andrew Maliphant	Great Collaboration
Floods	17Jan24	Bob Earll	Freelance Flood Consultant
Climate Change and Digital Mapping	24Jan24	Graham Stoddart-Stones	Great Collaboration
Community Climate Action Plan	31Jan24	Joolz Thompson	Great Collaboration/Community Climate Action
Beneath the Surface - River Evenlode	07Feb24	Jennifer Lanham	Cotswolds Natural Landscape
EV Charging Points	14Feb24	Sarah Battarbee	Grindle Parish
Sustainable Transport	21Feb24	Jools Townsend	Chief Executive, Community Rail Network
The importance of teaching 'Action' and not just 'Fear' with children	28Feb24	Maddie MacGregor	Community Climate Action
Carbon Literacy	06Mar24	Belinda Bawden	Dorset Council
Great Collaboration website - developments	13Mar24	Sarah Battarbee, Graham Stoddart-Stones	Great Collaboration
Carbon Copy	20Mar24	Ric Casale	CEO, Carbon Copy
Centre for Sustainable Energy	27Mar24	Dan Stone	Centre for Sustainable Energy
Biodiversity Net Gain	03Apr24	Andrew Maliphant	Great Collaboration
The World Game	10Apr24	Graham Stoddart-Stones	Great Collaboration
Twenty is Plenty	17Apr24	Dilys Gartside, Belinda Bawden	Cyclewise Dorset/Dorset Council
Resilience	24Apr24	Chris Adams	Bembridge Parish Councillor
Parish Online and GC pilot	01May24	Chris Mewes	CEO, Geoxphere
MotherTree	08May24	Dan Sherrard-Smith	CEO and Founder, MotherTree
Community Climate Action Workshop	15May24	Jooolz Thompson	Community Climate Action/Great Collaboration
Food Security Bank	22May24	David Dixon	Bridport Town Council
Child-led Eco Refills	29May24	Lizzie Gimblett	Pupils Profit
Energy and Low Carbon Team	05Jun24	Adam Birchweaver	Project Officer, Essex County Council Energy and Low Carbon Team
Climate Data Layers	12Jun24	Toby Bridgeman	Friends of the Earth (FoE)
Solar PV and Batteries in your Parish	19Jun24	Alex Templeton	CEF/CLT
Earthwatch Fresh Water - Citizen Science	26Jun24	Sam Smith	Earthwatch
Messages	03Jul24	Andrew Maliphant	Great Collaboration
Creating Biodiverse Woodlands (& ESG)	10Jul24	Michael Cunningham	9Trees (CIC)
Funding our Future	17Jul24	Joolz Thompson	Community Climate Action/Great Collaboration
Younity and Community Energy	24Jul24	Michaela Cryar	Younity
Programme Review	31Jul24	Andrew Maliphant	Great Collaboration
Peterborough Accelerated Net Zero Project	07Aug24	Gemma Birley
Sustainability in Sport	14Aug24	Claudine Pearson	Great Collaboration
Climate Change and the new Government	21Aug24	Ed Gemmell	The Climate Party (Leader)
Hay Community Resilience Initiative	28Aug24	Mike Eccles	Hay Community
Biosphere Reserves	04Sep24	Chris MacFarling	Forest of Dean
Bringing solutions together	11Sep24	Paul White	All about the Place
Waste and Recycling Regulations	18Sep24	Matthew Boulter	Commercial Services Manager, Dorset Council
Why not Underground?	25Sep24	Graham Stoddart-Stones	Great Collaboration
Postcode Revolution	02Oct24	Jack Cooper	Postcode Revolution
Water Efficiency at home	09Oct24	Beverley Rogers	Welsh Water
Share More, Waste Less	16Oct24	Harvey McGivern	Olio
Home Insulation Efficiency by Design	23Oct24	Graham Stoddart-Stones	Great Collaboration
Experiences with an EV	30Oct24	Ian Graham	Himself
Climate Anxiety	06Nov24	Linda Aspey	Aspey Associates
“Saving our planet is now a communications challenge.”	13Nov24	Katie Clubb	Forest of Dean
Biodiversity Net Gain Guide	20Nov24	Gabriella Hayes	DEFRA
Climate Action and the world of Sport	27Nov24	Laura Baldwin	Olympic sailor for GB
Carbon Literacy Project	04Dec24	Abby Charlesworth	Carbon Literacy Project
Really helping and enabling personal environmental action: practical ideas	11Dec24	Bob Earll	Himself
Local and Regional Food Policy and Resilience	18Dec24	Daphne Du Cros	Shropshire Good Food Partnership
government request for how to spend climate fund money	08Jan25	graham s-s	Great Collaboration
potential paths for PCs to follow to Net Zero	15Jan25	graham s-s	Great Collaboration